The Edmonton Oilers took a gamble when they placed forward Raphael Lavoie on waivers. Unfortunately, it's one that didn't pay off.

The Edmonton Oilers have lost forward Raphael Lavoie to the Vegas Golden Knights after the 24-year-old was claimed off waivers. Despite being a promising talent, Lavoie struggled to secure a permanent spot on the Oilers’ roster and made his NHL debut last season,

Vegas is very deep at forward, though, so there’s no guarantee either or both young players they took Monday, will stay on their NHL roster.

As NHL teams work to get their cap-compliant roster submitted by 5 p.m. ET Monday, there was a flurry of activity on the waiver wire hours earlier.

The Vegas Golden Knights have claimed Raphael Lavoie and Cole Schwindt off of waivers. Lavoie was drafted in the second round of the 2019 NHL draft by the Edmonton Oilers. The 6'4,

For the many who thought this was a young man who needed a fresh opportunity in a new organization, that day has arrived. The Oilers did and do have space on the roster for one more player,

The Oilers weren’t able to get Raphael Lavoie through waivers this year. According to Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff, Lavoie was one of two players claimed by the Vegas Golden Knights.

The Edmonton Oilers have reduced the number of players on their roster ahead of the regular season, with one name perhaps standing out above the rest. On Sunday, the Oilers officially announced that they had reduced their roster by 5 players including putting 4 players on waivers.